Gretchen Whitmer responds to calls by some Democrats to vote ‘uncommitted’ in Michigan’s primary on Tuesday

Gretchen Whitmer responds to calls by some Democrats to vote ‘uncommitted’ in Michigan’s primary on Tuesday

Gretchen Whitmer, the Michigan governor, pushed back on calls to not vote for Joe Biden over his handling of the Israel-Gaza conflict, saying on Sunday that could help Trump get re-elected.

“It’s important not to lose sight of the fact that any vote that’s not cast for Joe Biden supports a second Trump term,” she said on Sunday during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union. “A second Trump term would be devastating. Not just on fundamental rights, not just on our democracy here at home, but also when it comes to foreign policy. This was a man who promoted a Muslim ban.”

Whitmer, who is a co-chair of Biden’s 2024 campaign, also said she wasn’t sure what to expect when it came to the protest vote.

Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat who is the only Palestinian-American serving in Congress, urged Democrats last week to vote “uncommitted” in Michigan’s 27 February primary.

  • @3volver
    -19•9 months ago

    It would be pretty funny if Trump wins without the popular vote again though.

    • @elliot_crane
      16•9 months ago

      Haha yeah bro! The disenfranchisement of millions of fellow Americans, utter disregard for the Constitution and rule of law, and the dismantlement of our federal government. What a hilarious prospect that is. /s

      • @3volver
        3•9 months ago

        The disenfranchisement of American citizens started a long time ago, even well before Trump was still registered as a Democrat.

    • @Riccosuave
      13•9 months ago

      We have very different definitions of the word “funny”.